Republic of Mirdita
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The Republic of Mirdita was a short-lived republic declared in northern Albania by Yugoslavian collaborationists. It existed between July 17 and November 20, 1921.
Circa 1920 Yugoslavia pursued a predatory policy toward Albania, and after Albanian tribesmen clashed with Serb forces occupying the northern part of the country, Yugoslav troops escalated their campaign in the area. Belgrade then backed a disgruntled Geg clan chief, Gjon Markagjoni who led his Roman Catholic Mirditë tribesmen in a rebellion against the regency and parliament. He proclaimed the founding of an independent "Republic of Mirdita" based in Prizren, which had fallen into Serbian hands during the First Balkan War. Markagjoni was the only president of the republic.
As the republic violated the sovereignty of the Albanian state, Albanian government troops fought and eventually extinguished the republic. Ahmet Zogu and Bajram Curri are mentioned as main commanders of the Albanian operations.
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